The SFE -- for "Super Fuel Economy" -- is Ford's new minicar, built in Mexico. The Fiesta SFE achieves 40 mpg, highway and 29 mpg, city. Selling for $15,000, this version has what Ford calls an "automated manual" transmission, which operates like an automatic but has more shift points, a help in saving fuel.

According to U.S. tax law, any profits earned overseas must be taxed by 35% when returned to the U.S. That's why many companies park their cash on international soil - cash that could be shared with investors. Accounting expert Jack Ciesielski crunched the numbers on the biggest overseas balances. More